Childhood Obesity

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Childhood obesity is a growing epidemic in the United States. It affects more than 30 percent of children, making it the most common chronic disease of childhood. Obesity is a condition in which an individual is above the normal weight for his/her age and height. Obesity in children termed as childhood obesity. The more weight is gained by excessive fat accumulation which impairs health and leads to various body functioning disorders like thyroid diseases, diabetes, etc.

There are numerous dietary projects that endeavor to address this issue. None is better over the long haul unless the member holds onto these healthful changes as a feature of a bigger way of life recommitment. Medications and surgery ought to be confined to serious instances of adolescence (and grown-up) weight.

In Australia, obesity is second only to smoking as the largest preventable cause of death. 18% of the population is obese (having a Body Mass Index of over 30) and 63% overweight (with a BMI of higher than 24.9). 10% more obese are adults from 1995. 1% children are obese and 15% more people living from outer region are facing the same problem of obesity. Body Mass Index is based on the relationship between the height and weight of a person and should ideally be between 18.5 and 24.9.